insofern
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Univerbation of in (“in”) + so (“so”) + fern (“far”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
insofern
- up to here
- in that; construed with als, to which a redundant dass is sometimes added
- Er hat insofern recht, als (dass) wir ihn zuerst hätten fragen sollen.
- He is right in that that we should have asked him first.
- (chiefly informal) so, thus, accordingly, in this regard
- Ich hab kein Auto, insofern interessieren mich die Spritpreise nicht.
- I don’t have a car, so I don’t care about the petrol prices.
Conjunction[edit]
insofern
- provided, inasmuch as
- Du wirst die Prüfung nur bestehen, insofern du ordentlich dafür lernst.
- You will only pass the exam provided you study properly for it.
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